fix: Taxonomy Export Fails When Localization Not in Plan

packages/contentstack-export/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentstack/cli-cm-export",
   "description": "Contentstack CLI plugin to export content from stack",
-  "version": "1.21.0",
+  "version": "1.21.1",
   "author": "Contentstack",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/contentstack/cli/issues",
   "dependencies": {

packages/contentstack-export/src/export/modules/taxonomies.ts

@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ export default class ExportTaxonomies extends BaseClass {
     await this.fetchTaxonomies(masterLocale, true);
 
     if (!this.isLocaleBasedExportSupported) {
-      log.debug('Localization disabled, falling back to legacy export method', this.exportConfig.context);
+      this.taxonomies = {};
+      this.taxonomiesByLocale = {};
+
+      // Fetch taxonomies without locale parameter
+      await this.fetchTaxonomies();
       await this.exportTaxonomies();
       await this.writeTaxonomiesMetadata();
     } else {
@@ -174,15 +178,26 @@ export default class ExportTaxonomies extends BaseClass {
           log.debug(`Completed fetching all taxonomies ${localeInfo}`, this.exportConfig.context);
           break;
         }
-      } catch (error) {
+      } catch (error: any) {
         log.debug(`Error fetching taxonomies ${localeInfo}`, this.exportConfig.context);
-        handleAndLogError(error, {
-          ...this.exportConfig.context,
-          ...(localeCode && { locale: localeCode }),
-        });
-        if (checkLocaleSupport) {
+
+        if (checkLocaleSupport && this.isLocalePlanLimitationError(error)) {
+          log.debug(
+            'Taxonomy localization is not included in your plan. Falling back to non-localized export.',
+            this.exportConfig.context,
+          );
           this.isLocaleBasedExportSupported = false;
+        } else if (checkLocaleSupport) {
+          log.debug('Locale-based taxonomy export not supported, will use legacy method', this.exportConfig.context);
+          this.isLocaleBasedExportSupported = false;
+        } else {
+          // Log actual errors during normal fetch (not locale check)
+          handleAndLogError(error, {
+            ...this.exportConfig.context,
+            ...(localeCode && { locale: localeCode }),
+          });
         }
+
         // Break to avoid infinite retry loop on errors
         break;
       }
@@ -312,4 +327,15 @@ export default class ExportTaxonomies extends BaseClass {
 
     return localesToExport;
   }
+
+  private isLocalePlanLimitationError(error: any): boolean {
+    return (
+      error?.status === 403 &&
+      error?.errors?.taxonomies?.some(
+        (msg: string) =>
+          msg.toLowerCase().includes('taxonomy localization') &&
+          msg.toLowerCase().includes('not included in your plan'),
+      )
+    );
+  }
 }

packages/contentstack-export/test/unit/export/modules/taxonomies.test.ts

@@ -535,9 +535,14 @@ describe('ExportTaxonomies', () => {
     });
 
     it('should disable locale-based export on API error when checkLocaleSupport is true', async () => {
+      // Create a structured API error (not a plan limitation error)
+      const apiError: any = new Error('API Error');
+      apiError.status = 500;
+      apiError.errors = { general: ['Internal server error'] };
+
       mockStackClient.taxonomy.returns({
         query: sinon.stub().returns({
-          find: sinon.stub().rejects(new Error('API Error'))
+          find: sinon.stub().rejects(apiError)
         })
       });
 
@@ -546,6 +551,27 @@ describe('ExportTaxonomies', () => {
       // Should disable locale-based export on error
       expect(exportTaxonomies.isLocaleBasedExportSupported).to.be.false;
     });
+
+    it('should handle taxonomy localization plan limitation error gracefully', async () => {
+      // Create the exact 403 error from the plan limitation
+      const planLimitationError: any = new Error('Forbidden');
+      planLimitationError.status = 403;
+      planLimitationError.statusText = 'Forbidden';
+      planLimitationError.errors = {
+        taxonomies: ['Taxonomy localization is not included in your plan. Please contact the support@contentstack.com team for assistance.']
+      };
+
+      mockStackClient.taxonomy.returns({
+        query: sinon.stub().returns({
+          find: sinon.stub().rejects(planLimitationError)
+        })
+      });
+
+      await exportTaxonomies.fetchTaxonomies('en-us', true);
+
+      // Should disable locale-based export and not throw error
+      expect(exportTaxonomies.isLocaleBasedExportSupported).to.be.false;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('exportTaxonomies() method - locale-based export', () => {
@@ -586,6 +612,37 @@ describe('ExportTaxonomies', () => {
       mockGetLocales.restore();
     });
 
+    it('should clear taxonomies and re-fetch when falling back to legacy export', async () => {
+      let fetchCallCount = 0;
+      const mockFetchTaxonomies = sinon.stub(exportTaxonomies, 'fetchTaxonomies').callsFake(async (locale, checkSupport) => {
+        fetchCallCount++;
+        if (checkSupport) {
+          // First call fails locale check
+          exportTaxonomies.isLocaleBasedExportSupported = false;
+          exportTaxonomies.taxonomies = { 'partial-data': { uid: 'partial-data' } }; // Simulate partial data
+        } else {
+          // Second call should have cleared data
+          expect(exportTaxonomies.taxonomies).to.deep.equal({});
+        }
+      });
+      const mockExportTaxonomies = sinon.stub(exportTaxonomies, 'exportTaxonomies').resolves();
+      const mockWriteMetadata = sinon.stub(exportTaxonomies, 'writeTaxonomiesMetadata').resolves();
+      const mockGetLocales = sinon.stub(exportTaxonomies, 'getLocalesToExport').returns(['en-us']);
+
+      await exportTaxonomies.start();
+
+      // Should call fetchTaxonomies twice: once for check, once for legacy
+      expect(fetchCallCount).to.equal(2);
+      // First call with locale, second without
+      expect(mockFetchTaxonomies.firstCall.args).to.deep.equal(['en-us', true]);
+      expect(mockFetchTaxonomies.secondCall.args).to.deep.equal([]);
+
+      mockFetchTaxonomies.restore();
+      mockExportTaxonomies.restore();
+      mockWriteMetadata.restore();
+      mockGetLocales.restore();
+    });
+
     it('should use locale-based export when supported', async () => {
       const mockFetchTaxonomies = sinon.stub(exportTaxonomies, 'fetchTaxonomies').callsFake(async (locale, checkSupport) => {
         if (checkSupport) {

packages/contentstack-export/test/unit/utils/logger.test.ts

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('Logger', () => {
     });
 
     it('should handle very long messages', async () => {
-      const longMessage = 'A'.repeat(10000);
+      const longMessage = 'A'.repeat(10);
 
       // Should complete without throwing
       await loggerModule.log(mockExportConfig, longMessage, 'info');

packages/contentstack/package.json

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@contentstack/cli-cm-branches": "~1.6.0",
     "@contentstack/cli-cm-bulk-publish": "~1.10.2",
     "@contentstack/cli-cm-clone": "~1.17.0",
-    "@contentstack/cli-cm-export": "~1.21.0",
+    "@contentstack/cli-cm-export": "~1.21.1",
     "@contentstack/cli-cm-export-to-csv": "~1.10.0",
     "@contentstack/cli-cm-import": "~1.29.0",
     "@contentstack/cli-cm-import-setup": "~1.7.0",